“We are pushing like hell to bring something”-Vasseur explains the team’s efforts to save their F1 2024 season

Ferrari’s first half of the 2024 F1 season has been a rollercoaster between incredible wins in Australia and Monaco, to big drops in performance in circuits like Montreal. The Italian outfit started the year as the second-fastest team on the grid, but McLaren and Mercedes’s dominant performances have since eclipsed their pace, especially with the…

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“It’s not enough” — Vasseur wants more Ferrari F1 progress after making Hungarian GP gains compared to 2023

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur is convinced the Italian team is making steps in the right direction but still wants more performance on the SF-24. The Scuderia finished fourth and sixth at the Hungaroring, an improvement on last year when the two Ferraris were on the verge of being lapped by race winner Max Verstappen,…

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Leclerc has gone “quite extreme in the change of set-up” to try and solve recent Ferrari F1 bouncing issues

Scuderia Ferrari started the 2024 Formula One season with high hopes. They came out of Maranello and went on to score consecutive podiums and a win for both the drivers, in Australia and Monaco. The Italian team had slowly been building over their momentum from the end of 2023 Formula One season, when Charles Leclerc…

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Vasseur: “Using the tyres correctly has five times as much impact as an upgrade” in modern F1

Co-Author: Chiara Martin In a recent interview, Ferrari team principal, Frédéric Vasseur, shed light on the team’s ongoing challenges and shift in focus from chasing major upgrades to prioritising tyre performance. The Spanish GP was a bumpy ride for the team, and despite bringing updates to the race weekend in June, they failed to deliver…

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He “had to go in qualifying with a car he didn’t drive before” — Vasseur defends Leclerc’s tough F1 British GP weekend

The 2024 British Grand Prix weekend has been one to forget for Charles Leclerc, who finished the race in P14. This is the third time in the last four races that Charles Leclerc has participated in a race weekend only to have no points to show for it over a Grand Prix distance. He’s scored…

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Vasseur: Ferrari and Leclerc “collectively” made the decision to pit for inters too early in F1 British GP

The British GP definitely didn’t go according to Ferrari’s plans, especially on one side of the garage. Charles Leclerc’s Silverstone troubles began on Saturday, when he failed to qualify in the top ten for the race. However, the worst was yet to come, as the Monegasque driver was pitted for intermediates too early on his…

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Vasseur defends Ferrari’s F1 development path following a weekend of mixed results in Austria

Following a far from eye-catching Austrian Grand Prix weekend for Ferrari, team principal Fred Vasseur defended the team’s development plan in the wake of an apparent slump in form. Ferrari suffered yet another disappointing weekend in Austria with the Italian marque yet again failing to live up to the highs of Monaco. A respectable Sprint…

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Vasseur strongly denies that Ferrari is getting outdeveloped by McLaren after the F1 Spanish GP

After the Spanish Grand Prix, Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur provided insightful commentary on the state of the team’s development and their recent performance compared to competitors.  When asked about Ferrari’s current rate of development, particularly in comparison to McLaren, Vasseur disagreed with the assessment that the Woking-based team has got the jump. Ferrari had…

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Four different F1 teams on pole at the last four races shows it’s “not crystal clear that one is better than the other one” — Vasseur

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur provided a detailed analysis of the team’s performance struggles in the 2024 Formula 1 season. Addressing comparisons between the team’s challenges in races such as Shanghai, Suzuka, and the recent Barcelona Grand Prix, Vasseur highlighted the tight competition among the top teams and the impact of minor differences in performance….

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